holy flame

Chapter 010 Fork in the Road

Things really went as Samuel thought, half an hour later, his mount staggered and almost threw him off.Although he still can't see the large group of undead chasing soldiers, the inexhaustible and extremely noisy carrion crows in the sky clearly tell him that the danger is getting closer and closer to him.

At this moment, Martin woke up from the coma. This time, he didn't curse aloud, but just looked at the black carrion crows in the sky with a dumbfounded look of fear.

Samuel looked around, and he remembered seeing only a cave near here when they were walking.He couldn't run into the cave when he was with Julian and Barn, because they "can run" at that time, so they didn't need to learn from the mice.But now, with a burden on his shoulders, he continues to ride on horseback. There can only be one result - to be overtaken by tireless undead and drowned...

Only by hiding in the cave, relying on the narrow terrain, and waiting for reinforcements, "maybe" there is still a glimmer of life.After all, judging from the condition of the horse, even if he left Martin now, he couldn't run very far.And those necromancers would never mind taking two extra steps to kill him, the little knight who angered them.

"Martin, if I bring you back to the Holy See, it's not like you don't have a chance."

"What do you want to be a knight who wants to be a hero?" Martin seemed to not believe much in the vitality Samuel said, "Unlike you fellows with noble backgrounds and backers, I was born in an orphan camp. We people take one wrong step, and our future in the Holy Court is over. I just made a wrong step, so I can only be an officiant in the small border town of Julian for the rest of my life. But I am not reconciled, I... Slap!"

Martin's resentful self-report was interrupted by a slap. At this time, Samuel had no time to listen to him, and he didn't even bother to explain to him that he was also from an orphan camp.

"It's up to you whether you live or die." Samuel had already seen the cave. He quickly jumped off the horse, dragged Martin down mercilessly, and untied him at the same time.Then, regardless of the officiant who was sitting on the ground covering his wound and moaning in pain, Samuel untied the food, arrows and other items that were carried on the horse, and tied them with straps.Then he took off the saddle bridle, this heavy and expensive but useless thing at the moment, he just threw it aside.

"Run, you alone, you should be able to run away." Except for a few people, it is always easier to develop affection between animals and people than between people. For Samuel, in this crisis, Sometimes, what he should have done was to take his things and leave instead of dawdling here, but he did it anyway.

The horse neighed twice, rubbed against Samuel's cheek, and ran towards the depths of the jungle...

Seeing its figure disappear, Samuel turned his head and rushed into the dark cave.Martin had stopped the bleeding for himself, and seeing that Samuel was ignoring him at all, he decided to take the saddle and chase the horse that Samuel had let go.But he can also see how tired the horse is. Even if he can catch up, can he run away on such a horse?Just a little hesitation, a few deafening crows made Martin raise his head in shock, but what he saw was a flock of carrion crows close at hand!

"Wow!" The scavengers yelled loudly. Although they didn't have any offensive power, they still rushed towards Martin one after another.With claws and a sharp beak, Martin attacked all parts of Martin's body that were exposed outside his clothes.

Martin, who was suddenly attacked, screamed, put his hands on his head and face in a hurry, turned around and ran into the cave!

The carrion crows did not chase into the cave, but landed on the branches, rocks and even the ground outside the cave, their red eyes fixed on the small cave entrance!

Martin rushed into the cave howling and howling—don't look at him acting like he was going all out just now, but when he was actually facing danger, his true nature was quickly revealed.In the end, he didn't know how long he ran. When he finally saw a light that was suspected to be a torch, he stumbled and a solid dog gnawed on the "rock". His upper gums hurt one after another.Tasting a strong bloody smell in his mouth, Martin touched it with his hand. Not only did he touch the blood on his hand, but he also touched two hard objects. If it wasn't his front teeth, what was it?

If it were normal, there would definitely be subordinates coming over to ask for their care, but now thinking about the danger behind him, and looking at the culprit in front of him who caused all this, it is also the "life-saving straw" at this stage. All Martin can do is just put his teeth With a throw, he got up from the ground and followed Samuel.

I thought it was just a shallow hole for animals like bears and wolves to spend the winter, but what I didn't expect was that the hole was deeper than Samuel imagined, and not long after entering the hole, what he stepped on was no longer dirt, but soil. Stone.This is beneficial for him to find a narrow place to defend. After all, undead don't need to breathe, so they are definitely good at digging tunnels. If the ground is soil, if the undead digs through, there is only one dead end.

Samuel was striding forward holding a torch, and Martin followed behind him with a lighting technique.After walking for about ten minutes, two forked roads appeared before their eyes!

Samuel stood at the left hole for a while, then at the right hole for a while, and then went straight to the left.

"Wait! Wait!" Martin wanted to grab Samuel, but how could Samuel let him grab him?

"There may be a way out here, isn't it? In this kind of place, the speed of the undead cannot be too fast. If there is a way out, we can find a way out!" Martin shouted excitedly. Of course, he reminded Samuel not because of He has a kind heart, but because, what if there is no way out?At that time, he will still have to rely on Samuel, the knight, to fight in front—he now also wants to understand why Samuel untied him instead of throwing him outside to let the undead vent their anger, because a knight is in front of him. In tough battles, having a priest by your side will greatly increase your chances of survival. They need each other.

Priest + knight is not as simple as 1 + 1 = 2.

But Samuel didn't answer him, or why didn't Samuel think of Martin?In fact, he didn't stand in front of the two caves in a daze just now, but stood there watching the reaction on the torch.On the side where the air flows, the flames dance...

Of course, he would not tell Martin about this.Because while they do need each other right now, they don't trust each other.And not to mention Samuel's desire for Martin's performance, even if he was a little more pleasant to the priest, it would be hard to imagine what this guy who was already full of bad things would do.Therefore, although Samuel let him go, he only gave him a chance.Just like treating his entourage Doro, Samuel gave them the opportunity to choose independently.

The light of Samuel's torch quickly disappeared into the cave, and Martin stood where he was, hesitating with a hideous expression.There were two openings, and Samuel left him alone.Go into the hole on the right, maybe he can escape Samuel and the undead at the same time soon!But what if the exit is on the left?At that time, if he walked alone to the right, he would face countless undead in a dead end, and he would be killed by the most cruel means.And in the hands of the necromancer, the death of the body is not the end, and his soul will face greater pain...

Martin shivered, his foot stepped to the left.If he was with the knight, his chances of survival would be even greater.But at the same time, the hole on the right is deeply attracting him, because if he follows the knight, even if he escapes the encirclement smoothly, the other party will report his deeds to the Holy Court.Even if the holy court didn't know what he had done, the charge of abandoning the city and fleeing was enough for him to be sealed with holy power and spend his whole life in a labor camp.

Priest Martin is a person who dares to take risks, but it can be seen from his behavior during this period that he is incompetent and irresponsible, and he is a typical person who dares to do nothing.But this time he took the risk, and he walked into the cave on the right alone.

What Martin didn't know was that Samuel had been waiting at the corner of the cave on the left. At that angle, he could just see Martin gnashing his teeth to make a choice.And when Martin walked to the right, Samuel's pointed ears moved, and he could already hear the "click" sound of the skeleton's impact when the skeleton door moved.

After tightening his backpack, Samuel really walked deep into the cave without looking back...

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